John Hemphill

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Charge:	Murder
Sentence:	Life Imprisonment
Years Imprisoned:	6
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Year Convicted:	1995
Year Cleared:	2001
U.S. State or Country of Crime:	United Kingdom
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Result:	Judicially Exonerated Released
Summary of Case:	"John Hemphill was wrongly convicted of murdering his girlfriend. His lawyer's failed to call expert witnesses to corroborate that he arrived after she had been shot, and he cradled his dying girlfriend in his arms."
Conviction Caused By:	"His lawyers failed to adequately present a defense that would have exonerated him as having arrived at the scene of his girlfriend's shooting after it had occurred, and that he had given her comfort as she was dying."
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Age When Imprisoned:	29
Age When Released:	35
Sex:	Male
Skin/Ethnicity:	White
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John Hemphill

Charge:

Murder

Sentence:

Life Imprisonment

Years Imprisoned:

6

Year Crime:

Year Convicted:

1995

Year Cleared:

2001

U.S. State or Country of Crime:

United Kingdom

County or Region of Crime:

City of Crime:

Result:

Judicially Exonerated Released

Summary of Case:

"John Hemphill was wrongly convicted of murdering his girlfriend. His lawyer's failed to call expert witnesses to corroborate that he arrived after she had been shot, and he cradled his dying girlfriend in his arms."

Conviction Caused By:

"His lawyers failed to adequately present a defense that would have exonerated him as having arrived at the scene of his girlfriend's shooting after it had occurred, and that he had given her comfort as she was dying."

Innocence Proved By:

Defendant Aided By:

Compensation Awarded:

Was Perpetrator Identified?

Age When Imprisoned:

29

Age When Released:

35

Sex:

Male

Skin/Ethnicity:

White

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Innocent UK website

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